The one where I over-think having a “Think Tank”
Lorena
For the most part, with HaldeCraft, I know exactly what I want. I know what products I want to add, what lines I never want to get into no matter…
Navel Gazing
Five phrases I’ve taken to heart
There is nothing neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so. Shakespeare, from Hamlet. I think that’s true. A lot of what happens around, to, or because of us…
The one where my chocolate tries to tell me what to do
There are a few disadvantages to working at home (although, as my friend Lucy told me once, “you can’t beat the commute!”). Those disadvantages come from the type of person…
Two shops enter: one shop leaves
Let’s get all deep and shit while I reflect upon how just like springtime blooming of flowers, my online shop is growing, stretching, putting out new — WHUTWHUT it’s way…
Wednesday, March 7th
Being the sole owner and employee of a business means that you have to do everything, even the things that you don’t want to do (hello, quarterly sales tax, I’m…
Define… “hand made”
Swirling slip always makes me smile. The sense of anticipation, that this could turn into ANYTHING. This can be… ANYTHING. I can make it into whatever I want. Opportunity. Anticipation.…
Sunday, January 8th
Not the most enticing photo of food, but trust me; it was delicious. Sunday was a day of rest work. Does that make sense? I pretty much sat at my…
Thankful for…
In no particular order, here are some of the many things I am thankful for. My family of origin, both here and not here any more, for all the things…
Evaluation
Long post ahead! Grab a drink! One thing that I DO NOT MISS about having a Real Job is yearly evaluations/performance reviews. Ugh. (OK, technically those are two things, and…
Let’s talk acorns and yarn balls
You know, if it’s one thing that I miss about Hanks, it’s that sometimes I get an idea, and that idea needs to be fleshed out by talking about it…
One more thing about August
One thing I forgot to mention in my post about how busy August was, is that we closed Hanks. I know that seems like a big thing to forget to…
Let’s Roll
I had a whole post planned about how I wasn’t going to write a traditional 9/11 post like everyone and their brother seems to be doing (mostly because look… I…